AI Rate Professor

Physics

Horace Crogman

ASTR125 · AST125 · PHYSIC101 · PHYSIC150 · PHYS101 · PHYS201 · PHYS200 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Only take him if and chase him for help; avoid if you need structured lectures and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-topic lecturesHilarious when engagedSelf-teach heavyMandatory quizzesHit-or-miss support
  • Personality is funny and approachable for some students and rude or unresponsive for others
  • and off-topic talk
  • Attendance and , and sometimes helps

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

, but lecture courses demand nightly self-study and .

All evidence is in person across physics and astronomy courses.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physics and astronomy content plus sparse teaching make the material feel hard for many.

Difficulty is high in ASTR and PHYS lecture reports; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

days in several sections.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

, but strong avoid comments cite rudeness and zero teaching.

All recommendation evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some get generous recovery and easy lab As; others call him a .

Format shift

In-person only; outcomes vary by course.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Expect , and heavy self-study when lectures wander.

Format shift

Workload described only in in-person physics/astronomy reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Fun, helpful, and inspirational for supporters; , and unresponsive for critics.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of , and occasional .

Format shift

Assessment details come only from in-person comments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

to unprofessional, unresponsive ASTR lecturer who leaves students teaching themselves.

Main concern

Inconsistent teaching, poor email response, and .

What students said

“Easy A.”
PHYSIC101
“This class was a more do it .”
ASTR125
“Unless you can learn on your own and study every night, you will struggle throughout the course.”
PHYSIC150

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are frequent and sometimes pop-style; .

Frequent quizzesPop quizzesHomework and testsAttendance-linked quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and tests; pop quizzes and tough grading appear in some courses.

Quizzes most daysBeware of pop quizzesHomework and tests
“ as there are quizzes most days (it's physics guys.)”
PHYS200
“His quizzes and but does not teach about...”
ASTR125

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Unless you can learn on your own and study every night, you will struggle throughout the course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting the . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Consistency

55/100

“For the majority of the course he would often speak about irrelevant topics.”

😂 Personality Swing

60/100

“He was a cool, non-imitating, down-to-earth, and a hilarious guy.”

🚫 Support Failures

30/100

“I emailed him and I never received an .”

📚

35/100

“This class was a more do it .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is funny and
  • It is rare to see him actually teach the criteria without the need to be reminded
  • Book isn't needed just study the powerpoints

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A.
  • Difficult class but fun.
  • He does give , but it hardly helps.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is inspirational and gives you every opportunity to do well
  • This profressor is unprofessional
  • He yelled at this girl all because he wouldn't fix the grade.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

, but sample size is modest and some grade fields are missing.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ASTR1252 reviews
AST1251 review
PHYS1011 review
PHYS2001 review
PHYS2011 review
Show 2 more courses
PHYSIC1011 review
PHYSIC1501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values